{"product_id":"wake-me-up-at-nine-in-the-morning-paperback","title":"Wake Me Up at Nine in the Morning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. Yi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicky Harman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying story about the explosive power of secrets, from a celebrated Chinese novelist \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling journey through China's dark criminal underworld, from a celebrated voice in Chinese literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Hongyang is found dead after a night of debauched drinking, it looks as if his reign of terror has finally come to an end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew in this insular community have much reason to mourn his passing: Hongyang is an infamous mob boss, a man with plenty of enemies. But now it seems that his years of crime have also earned him some very dangerous friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs his funeral draws near, those who knew him come together to look back on a life characterised by corruption, deceit and a flair for violence. Their recollections will keep Hongyang's legacy alive, with terrifying consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the master of Chinese noir fiction comes this explosive new novel about the power of one man, unravelled by a tangled web of secrets.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1976 in Ruichang, in the province of Jiangxi, A Yi worked as a policeman, sports journalist and editor before deciding to dedicate himself to writing at the age of thirty-two. After a brief period on the editorial board of Chinese literary magazine \u003ci\u003eChutzpah\/Tian Nan\u003c\/i\u003e, he began working in a publishing house. His first work, a collection of short stories, was released in 2008. In 2010 he published his second story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Bird Saw Me\u003c\/i\u003e, to popular and critical acclaim. In 2012, his novel \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Crime\u003c\/i\u003e was published in China (English edition Oneworld, 2015). A collection of his short stories, \u003ci\u003eTwo Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in English by Flame Tree Press in 2020. \u003ci\u003eWake Me Up at Nine in the Morning\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in China in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162708873351,"sku":"9781786076656","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2a9e31d1fb434048b8883c0148d0ba91.webp?v=1733291600","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wake-me-up-at-nine-in-the-morning-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}